Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-10
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together.

Before sundown to-day the fate OF the Chicago
ANARCHISTS viii be decided. II IL possible that
peadi1gs for mercy may the lives OF two or at
most three OF the condemned men. The rest must
one. The conflict with anarchy has occurred
naturally In Chicago. That city has been the
nome OF socialists, communists and anarchists Tor
twenty yeara In 1872 Mayor Colvin had to forbid
the appearance OF the red nag OF the commune In
street parade4 IL remained for a mayor like Car
ter Harrison fourteen years later 20 permit such
demonstrations and chicago saw Mrs. Parsons,
the qradroon wife OF the only American Of the
seven condemned men, march through the streets
On Sunday In one OF the largest labor professions
ever seen In the city, proudly bearing the red nag
On q black stan. Between 1872 and 1886 Europe
had been f'stering with secret preparations for
social revolution. One crowned head had fallen at
the blast OF a bomb, and bold attempts had been
made on others Thousands OF the communists OF
Germany, which has always been hot
bed for socialistic consplracies, had come TO
this country. Among them came all but one
OF the seven condemned anarchists Lingg
upon whom was fastened beyond all denial the
making OF the one bomb which was thrown among
the policemen IN the Hayrnarket and whose house
was found 10 be q bomb shop, came as late as
1885. Spies came in 1872 and caught step at once
With the gathering forces OF socialism and anarch-
ism. he was a bright, studious young fellow, and
he developed into a fine rhetorician and an incen-
diary orator whose speeches will doubtless he read
some day as models OF the 'burning" sort OF elo-
quence. Schwab, the only mind among the seven
that Is az all reflective and philosophical, arrived
In this country In 1873. Sour from adversely, he
became pungent editorial writer on Spies paper,
the Arbeiter Zeituno and gave ballast OF gail TO
the sheet and 10 the movement OF which It was the
organ and soul The other men were followers and
hanSerson, popular in their groups and, ike
ponucians everywhere, bent on making their
movement against capitalism" bear them on into
notoriety II not into positions OF profit and emolu-
ment.
TIE circumstances OF the Haymarket meeting
and catastrophe, and the parts played in 1t and
the preceding events by the condemned men. will
be recalled at this time. At the secret gathering
of the anarchist leaders to prepare for the Hay
market meeting Engel submitted plan by which
70 seize the city. Bombs were 10 be thrown into
all the police stations, and the police to be
shot down one BY one. Then IL would be an easy
matter 70 cut telegraph wires and have the city at
the mercy OF q mob OF anarchists At the Hay
market meeting Spies, Parsons and Fielden spoke.
While the latter was talking the police marched
down on the meeting. and the bomb-throwing and
shooting followed. No one OF the condemned men
threw the bomb. nor did they do any shooting.
Their crime consisted in entering into conspiracy
10 murder, resulting In the bomb-throwing. The
evidence connecting them with such a conspiracy
Is stronger against some than against others Of
the condemned. Neebe has escaped death through
that fact. A great many people, among them
judges and eminent jurfsts, believe IL would be
wise TO err on mercy's side In respect to two or
three Of the others against whom the case was
weakest. And 1t may be that GOV. Oglesby will
BE- Induced TO commute in respect to them q sen
tence tha- Is doubtless just.